Eswatini vs Suriname: Urban area over the long-term

Eswatini
152.09 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Suriname
153.68 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Eswatini rank
160th
Suriname rank
158th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Eswatini
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 153.68 km² per grid cell against 152.09 km² per grid cell in Eswatini, a difference of 1.59 km² per grid cell.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 158th of 202 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Suriname Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Suriname
1100s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Suriname
1200s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell Suriname
1300s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0033 km² per grid cell 0.003 km² per grid cell Suriname
1400s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.0106 km² per grid cell 0.0099 km² per grid cell Suriname
1500s 0.0024 km² per grid cell 0.0348 km² per grid cell 0.0324 km² per grid cell Suriname
1600s 0.0083 km² per grid cell 0.114 km² per grid cell 0.1057 km² per grid cell Suriname
1700s 0.0358 km² per grid cell 0.3731 km² per grid cell 0.3373 km² per grid cell Suriname
1710s 0.0453 km² per grid cell 0.4519 km² per grid cell 0.4066 km² per grid cell Suriname
1720s 0.0552 km² per grid cell 0.5546 km² per grid cell 0.4995 km² per grid cell Suriname
1730s 0.0664 km² per grid cell 0.6807 km² per grid cell 0.6143 km² per grid cell Suriname
1740s 0.0794 km² per grid cell 0.8354 km² per grid cell 0.756 km² per grid cell Suriname
1750s 0.0941 km² per grid cell 1.03 km² per grid cell 0.9311 km² per grid cell Suriname
1760s 0.111 km² per grid cell 1.26 km² per grid cell 1.15 km² per grid cell Suriname
1770s 0.1303 km² per grid cell 1.54 km² per grid cell 1.41 km² per grid cell Suriname
1780s 0.1522 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 1.74 km² per grid cell Suriname
1790s 0.1771 km² per grid cell 2.33 km² per grid cell 2.15 km² per grid cell Suriname
1800s 0.2053 km² per grid cell 2.85 km² per grid cell 2.65 km² per grid cell Suriname
1810s 0.2373 km² per grid cell 3.5 km² per grid cell 3.27 km² per grid cell Suriname
1820s 0.2736 km² per grid cell 4.22 km² per grid cell 3.95 km² per grid cell Suriname
1830s 0.3146 km² per grid cell 5.09 km² per grid cell 4.78 km² per grid cell Suriname
1840s 0.361 km² per grid cell 6.13 km² per grid cell 5.77 km² per grid cell Suriname
1850s 0.4133 km² per grid cell 7.39 km² per grid cell 6.97 km² per grid cell Suriname
1860s 0.5005 km² per grid cell 8.87 km² per grid cell 8.37 km² per grid cell Suriname
1870s 0.6062 km² per grid cell 10.94 km² per grid cell 10.34 km² per grid cell Suriname
1880s 0.7341 km² per grid cell 13.19 km² per grid cell 12.46 km² per grid cell Suriname
1890s 0.889 km² per grid cell 15.16 km² per grid cell 14.27 km² per grid cell Suriname
1900s 1.08 km² per grid cell 16.24 km² per grid cell 15.16 km² per grid cell Suriname
1910s 1.39 km² per grid cell 16.27 km² per grid cell 14.88 km² per grid cell Suriname
1920s 1.77 km² per grid cell 17.12 km² per grid cell 15.35 km² per grid cell Suriname
1930s 2.39 km² per grid cell 18.48 km² per grid cell 16.09 km² per grid cell Suriname
1940s 2.48 km² per grid cell 20.62 km² per grid cell 18.14 km² per grid cell Suriname
1950s 5.74 km² per grid cell 30.1 km² per grid cell 24.35 km² per grid cell Suriname
1960s 12.8 km² per grid cell 40.55 km² per grid cell 27.75 km² per grid cell Suriname
1970s 24.61 km² per grid cell 48.93 km² per grid cell 24.32 km² per grid cell Suriname
1980s 43.96 km² per grid cell 66.54 km² per grid cell 22.58 km² per grid cell Suriname
1990s 66.38 km² per grid cell 92.21 km² per grid cell 25.83 km² per grid cell Suriname
2000s 84.16 km² per grid cell 113.03 km² per grid cell 28.87 km² per grid cell Suriname
2010s 109.06 km² per grid cell 131.6 km² per grid cell 22.55 km² per grid cell Suriname
2020s 140.08 km² per grid cell 147.93 km² per grid cell 7.86 km² per grid cell Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Eswatini or Suriname?
Suriname, at 153.68 km² per grid cell against 152.09 km² per grid cell in Eswatini as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Eswatini and Suriname?
1.59 km² per grid cell, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Suriname?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Eswatini and Suriname rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Eswatini ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 158th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.